Stakeholders have urged the Federal Government to attend to the union’s demands decisively to avoid escalation. The Federal Government has postponed its meeting with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), initially scheduled for Monday, August 26, 2024, to a later date. This was disclosed earlier today by the Minister of Education, which has now…
The portal provides a user-friendly interface to enable students submit their applications conveniently. The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), has annouced May 24 as the official opening date of the portal for student loan applications. This was disclosed on Thursday in a statement by the the Managing Director of NELFUND, Akintunde Sawyerr. Sawyerr stated that…
Nasir Ayitogo, the Media and Public Relations Lead of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) announced in a statement released on Thursday. “The management of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) led by its Managing Director, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr is thrilled to announce the 24th of May, 2024 as the official date for the opening of…
Professor Rose-Margaret Ekeng-Itua, a Nigerian female scholar, has made history by becoming the first black woman to earn a doctorate (PhD) in Cybernetics in the world. Cybernetics is the scientific study of how information is communicated in machines and pieces of electronic equipment in comparison with how information is communicated in the brain and nervous…
The federal government has directed that candidates who are less than 18 years old should not be offered admission into tertiary institutions. The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, gave the directive on Monday, April 22, during a monitoring exercise of the ongoing 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in Bwari, Federal Capital Territory. The minister…
Three students from Al-Qalam University Katsina (AUK) have initiated legal action against the institution, claiming that it has declined to facilitate their participation in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The students, identified as Hauwa’u Sani-Barda, Rabi’atu Sani-Barda and Hafsat Sani-Barda, got admission into the university in 2018–2019 and graduated in 2022 and 2023. According…
The University of Lagos, UNILAG, has been shut down. On Wednesday, Activities were paralysed as non-academic staff union members complied with the directive to embark on a seven-day warning strike. Recall that the Joint Action Committee of SSANU and NASU had some days ago directed its members to embark on a warning strike over the…
The students expelled included final year students of the institution. The Management of the University of Ilorin has expelled 14 students from the institution for various cases of examination malpractice. This was disclosed in a statement published on Monday by the university’s Spokesperson Kunle Akogun. According to him, the students were expelled following the recommendations…
A Nigerian man, David Akanmu, emerged as the best graduating student at the University of Lagos 54th convocation ceremony held today, January 17. David bagged first class in Civil and Environmental Engineering with an impressive CGPA of 5.00/5.00”. Displaying his awards on social media, David wrote; ‘’AKANMU, David Oluwatomiwa Overall Best Graduating Student, University of…
The Lagos State Government said on Thursday that it has paid N4.2 billion in West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) fees for pupils over four years. Sanwo-Olu said this in Ikeja at the Ministerial Session of the 67th National Council on Education (NCE) meeting, with the theme ”Addressing the Challenges of Policy Implementation: A Panacea for…
President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria has approved the withdrawal of public universities and polytechnics from the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System, IPPIS. This was made public on Wednesday by the Minister of Education, Prof. Mamman Tahir, shortly after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu. Offering more explanations on the…
The University of Ilorin has granted a 25 percent school fee discount to the children of its staff members. The rebate was approved by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Wahab Egbewole, SAN, following a meeting with university-based union leaders on Thursday, December 7. According to a tweet shared via the institution’s handle on X, the discount is…
The bright student is also entitled to some other benefits for achieving such a massive feat. A 300-level Psychology student of Godfrey Okoye University (GOUNI), Enugu, has emerged as the institution’s one day Vice-Chancellor, after scoring a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 5.0. The student, Miss Mary Azubuike, will direct the institution’s affairs for…
Nigerian comedian and actor Adebowale Adedayo, aka Mr Macaroni, was awarded a degree of Doctor of Creative Writing at the Precious Cornerstone University in Ibadan, Oyo State. This was done at the institution’s 2nd Convocation Ceremony for Awards of Degrees and Prizes on Saturday, November 11. The skit-maker revealed this in photos shared on his…
European Countries Gain Popularity Among Students for Affordable Study-Abroad Options As more students from Nigeria and various countries seek study-abroad opportunities, European countries are increasingly becoming preferred destinations. Many top universities in Europe offer low or no tuition fees, a lower cost of living, and enhanced career prospects, making them attractive to students. A recent…
Nigerian twin sisters, whose names have yet to be disclosed, have graduated with first-class honours from the prestigious University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) in Kwara State. The news of their outstanding academic success quickly spread like wildfire across social media, leaving the viewers awestruck by their exceptional accomplishments. The twins celebrated their achievement by sharing a…
A Nigerian lady, Deborah Danjuma Eleojo, a recent graduate of Landmark University in Omu-Aran, Kwara State, has stunned many by achieving a perfect CGPA of 5.0, thereby earning herself the coveted title of a first-class graduate in mechanical engineering. The news of Deborah’s outstanding achievement broke on social media, where she took to Twitter to express her gratitude for her…
The increment is to take effect from next year. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the substantial salary increment for employees of all federal tertiary institutions, with the new rates set to take effect from January 1, 2024. The announcement was conveyed through an official memorandum which originated from the office of the Auditor-General and…
Protests against hike in tuition fee has forced the Management of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma to announce an indefinite suspension of all academic activities in the institution with immediate effect. The University in a memo signed by its Acting Registrar, Ambrose Odiase, said the suspension of academic activities became necessary following an emergency meeting of…
The union also raised alarm over concerns of illegal appointments of some staff sponsored by the IPPIS and its agents in Nigerian Universities. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on another course of industrial action if the Federal Government fails to release its members’ promotional arrears. This was said in…
